Security Delivery Practitioner

Accenture Federal Services • Columbia, MD

12d • $106,300 - $206,200

About The Position

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Security Delivery Practitioner to support a client in Columbia, Maryland. The role focuses on assessing and engineering security for cloud computing environments, including cloud networking, computing, and enclave environments with varied data protection and classification requirements. The practitioner will help design and implement secure cloud systems, integrate information assurance into operational deployments, and support cloud architects and developers in applying customer security policies and enterprise security solutions.

The position also supports security planning, risk analysis and management, certification, accreditation, and authorization activities throughout the system life cycle. This includes assessing cloud security threats and risks, reviewing certification and accreditation documentation, and supporting compliance with NSA/CSS NISCAP, DoD RMF, NIST RMF, and applicable NSA/CSS processes. An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

The listed base pay range for specified states and the District of Columbia is $106,300–$206,200 USD. Accenture Federal Services describes a collaborative workplace and opportunities for hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. The position is based in Columbia, MD; the posting does not specify whether work is onsite, hybrid, or remote.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of experience, or 5 years of equivalent work experience.
• 3 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, and/or CNO software development or security research.
• 3 years of network experience in a large-scale global environment, including at least 1 year of cloud experience.
• Active DoD 8570 Information Assurance IAM Level I or IAT Level II certification, such as Security+.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Applicants for US employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience controlling, labeling, and securely transferring data between information systems.
• Experience with virus scanning and auditing tools, and reviewing system and audit logs.
• Experience using databases or spreadsheets to develop or maintain Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Experience with RMF workflow tools such as XACTA or eMASS.
• Experience with TS/SCI information security requirements.
• Experience using NIST Risk Management Framework processes.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate security solutions to development and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform or review technical security assessments of cloud computing environments to identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance with Information Assurance standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Validate and verify cloud system security requirements and establish secure cloud system designs.
• Design, develop, implement, and/or integrate information assurance and security systems and components for cloud networking, computing, and enclave environments, including environments with multiple enclaves and differing data protection or classification requirements.
• Build information assurance into cloud systems deployed to operational environments.
• Assist cloud architects and systems developers in identifying and implementing information security functionality that consistently applies customer security policy and enterprise solutions in cloud environments.
• Support the development of secure cloud architectures and enforce trusted relationships between external systems and cloud architectures.
• Assess and mitigate cloud system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle.
• Contribute to security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities for cloud system and networking operations.
• Review cloud system certification and accreditation documentation and provide feedback on completeness and compliance.
• Apply system security engineering expertise across relevant areas, including cloud security design and engineering life cycles, information and cross-domain solutions, cryptography, identity and access controls, system integration, risk management, intrusion detection, contingency planning, incident handling, configuration and change management, auditing, certification and accreditation, information assurance principles, and security testing.
• Support cloud system security authorization in compliance with NSA/CSS NISCAP, DoD RMF, NIST RMF, and prescribed NSA/CSS security engineering processes.

Benefits

• The posting describes opportunities for hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training.
• Accenture Federal Services offers a variety of benefits; the posting directs applicants to a benefits information page but does not enumerate specific benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level